NCT02064530

Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Dexmedetomidine for Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Dexmedetomidine Added to Bupivacaine for Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Lower Abdominal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the aim of this study is evaluate postoperative analgesic effects of dexmedetomidine added to bupivacaine on TAP block in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery.

Detailed description

TAP block is being used a method of multimodal balanced analgesia reduces postoperative pain, opioid requirement after surgery and adverse effect of opioid such as sedation, nausea vomiting and ileus. Dexmedetomidine ,an alfa-2 adrenoreceptor agonist, is being used and adjuvant capable of prolonging duration of sensory and motor block on nerve blocks.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Bupivacaine	21 ml 0.5 %bupivacaine is applied interfasially
DRUG	Dexmedetomidine	1 ml dexmedetomidin + 20 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine are applied interfasially
DRUG	serum physiologic	21 ml serum physiologic is applied interfasially

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2014-02-17
• Last updated: 2015-09-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)